Photoprotection by silk cocoons
Kaur, Jasjeet; Rajkhowa, Rangam; Tsuzuki, Takuya; Millington, Keith; Zhang, Jin; Wang, Xungai
Description
A silk cocoon protects a silkworm during its pupal stage from various threats. We systematically investigated the role of fiber, sericin, and embedded crystals in the UV protection of a silk cocoon. Diffuse reflectance and UV absorbance were measured and
| Collections | ANU Research Publications |
|---|---|
| Date published: | 2013 |
| Type: | Journal article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75182 |
| Source: | Biomacromolecules |
| DOI: | 10.1021/bm401023h |
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